Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

Roseanne nodded, "Then I'll see what I can do to help track it down."

Mamie raised an eyebrow. "And what about me?"

"You're in charge of the finances."

That very day, Roseanne and Scales each transferred $840,000 into Mamie's account.

Ah, the sweet, sweet feeling of having money.

Munching on cookies, Mamie stroked her bank card with a grin. Sure, she came from a wealthy family, but boy, did she love money!

Just like her dear old Grandpa Duke, she was forever bowing to the almighty dollar, hehe!

Following the lead, Roseanne found that CPRT's local distributor was a start-up called "EchoVerse Systems."

Digging deeper, the major shareholder turned out to be someone named Vinson.

Continuing her search under Vinson's business ventures, she stumbled upon a familiar name

Cliff.

"Hey, Roseanne, how's it going?"

"Not bad. You?"

nasty fall a while back, broke my leg, and have been stuck in the hospital for a week

know me, always on the move. Lying here all day

Damn!

bones need time, Cliff. Listen to the doctors, take it easy. You don't want to rush things and end up

Roseanne explained her situation.

that? All I

typically

"EchoVerse Systems."

in tech startups, especially those in the early stages. But it's not really my field, so

1.n

Vinson was part of a venture I had with York Gibson. I just put in the money and stayed out of the decision-making and management, so I've never actually met their CEO. But York's big into tech innovation, and he's heavily invested in that company. He'd have more

do, thanks. Take care and get well

practically family. No need for thanks, heh

smirk, Roseanne ended the call and immediately

the background noise much

daytime. Not exactly

"Mr. Gibson."

formal with

use of "Anne" nearly made Roseanne

"Let's... keep things professional."

be a stranger. I

your ex's buddy anymore,

friend's